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What is the first step of developing a software?

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by erangag

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I have just started my carrier in software industry. I want to know what are the steps that we need to follow before starting the implementation of a software.

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by ronmaagero

Forums are for all questions...the guy is looking for help; sometimes we don't see the obvious. What was wrong with just answering his question?

by charliespencer

The active membership has long responded negatively to vague 'Help me now that I've landed a job I clearly haven't prepared for but applied for anyway' questions. They're seen as indicative of someone who probably doesn't belong in IT.

It's a good idea to lurk for a while after joining a forum, so one can learn the 'lay of the land'. Doing so would have shown the poster the kind of responses his question would receive.

If you feel otherwise, feel free to answer him / her yourself.

by santeewelding

They have, after all, discerned with "a" that such a thing as a software does exist.

I would say they have taken the first step and don't realize it.

by santeewelding

The language can't be [i]that[/i] dysfunctional. Has to be the translation into English, meaning the translator is dysfunctional.

by ronmaagero

Client: I want a program?
Developer: To do what?
Client: To calculate my income tax return.
Then you go into details with the client to find out what the client or user of the software wants to do so that you create the right program to perform the functions reuqired. Understand the process and the program will unfold...
Think of what you do when you buy a computer or car, you are looking for certain features and functionality that fit your needs. Hope this analogy gets you going, we all started somewhere.

by jck

Let's have an IT sit in...

*sings*

All we are saaaaayiiiiiiiiing...is give Linux a chaaaaaaance :^0

Ah...I feel calm now :)

by jck

now I feel lucky that my school had those dry sandwiches with no mustard on them for field trips. :^0

by tig2

Are you looking for the initial steps to develop a software solution or are you looking for the first steps to implementing a solution that is currently in existence and needs to be rolled out to the enterprise?

If it is the former, you need to begin with a thorough understanding of the existing environment along with an understanding of the company's IT direction going forward and a clearly written set of requirements that tells you unambiguously what the necessary capabilities are.

If it is the latter, you still need a thorough understanding of the existing environment coupled with a clear understanding of end user tolerance for change and some knowledge of how the change will be communicated.

Of course, this is all very high level.

Development and implementation are two different animals. They each have their own requirements.

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